Combined flashlight and tool holder



Oct. 1, A1935. M. E. GoLDsTElN COMBINED FLASH LIGHT AND TOOL`HOLDER Filed OCT. 29, @934 am@ /Vlorf/ls E. Cio/dstez Agb `Patented Oct. 1, 1935 l UNITED STATES PATENT oFFlcE COIVIBINED `FLASHLIGHT AND TOOL HOLDER Morris E. Goldstein, Cheyenne, Wyo. Application October 29, 1934, Serial No. 750,536 9 Claims. (Cl. 240-59) Thisinvention relates to improvements in combined flashlight and tool holders.

The ordinary electric flashlight has been found to be very useful in many places, and is employed by workmenof different'kin'ds. Where a Work- `man employs the ordinary electric flashlight for y illuminating the work, he finds that he must either employ one hand for holdingr the flashlight or else improvise some means for support- .101 'ing the iight in Such a position that it will mums' Y simple and substantialV holder by means of which afflashlight can be supported from the belt of the wearer or from any smooth surface, and which shall alsobe provided with means for supporting pens and pencils or other tools or implementsl Another object of this invention is to produce a 'combined tool and flashlight holder of such construction that the flashlight can be readily removed and supported by a nail or hook on the wall and which can be easily and quickly replacedl on the'holder when desired.

` 'A still further object of the invention is to produce a device of thetype mentioned in which ,QA `an adjustable mirror is provided that is located beneath thenashiight when it is heid in operative position, and which will reflect the light from the ashlight so that when the flashlight is held in vertical position, the light can be reflected u horizontally or upwardly or downwardly inclined.

A still further object of this invention is to produce a-device of the type mentioned in which a large pocket is provided for the reception of tools such as chisels orpliers and which can be secured to the wearersbelt and will thus support not only the flashlight, but also some of the tools employed by the Workman.

VThe above and other objects that may become apparent as this` description proceeds are at- 1 tained by means of a construction and an arrangement of parts that will now be described in detail, and for` this purpose reference will be.

Fig. 1 is a section taken on line I-I, Fig. 2, and shows the construction of the holder;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the holder shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a section similar to that shown in T5 Fig. 1, and shows the flashlight support in place thereon; 1

Fig. 4 is a section taken on line'4-4, Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of a slightly modified form of the invention; 10

Fig. 6 is a section taken on line 6--6, Fig. 5;

Fig. '7 is a section taken on line 1-1, Fig. 5;

Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the device showing the flashlight in place thereon and the mirror adjusted to reect the light through' an angle of 15 substantially Vninety degrees; and

Fig. 9 is a View similar to that shown in Fig. 8 but shows the flashlight supported in horizontal position. Y

In thedrawing reference numerals I0 and II 20 designate two pieces of leather of the same size and shape, which are secured along their edges by means of a seam. Located between the two pieces of leather is a Vresilient steel spring or strip I2 that imparts rigidity and resiliency to 25 the holder. The upper end of the strip I2 is provided with an opening I3 and the two pieces of leather have corresponding openings that register with the opening in the strip. A suction cup I4 can be attached to the holder by having the 30 threaded stem I5 pass through the opening I3, and this suction cup is held inplace by means of a nut I6. Near the other end of the strip I2, it is provided with an opening I1 that registers with two similar openings in the leather pieces and at 35 this point a grommet I8 extends through the two leather pieces and through the opening in the spring. Above the grommet I8 a snap fastener I9 is located and the stem 20 of this fastener extends through an opening in the leather I0 and 40 through an opening in the spring I2. The spring is provided directly below the opening I3 with notches 2 I and a metal loop 22 extends through the leather piece I0 with its parallel portions located in the notches 2 I. The ends of the loop 22 45 are bent inwardly towards each other as designated by 23 in Fig. 4. Leather loops 25 and 26 are secured to the leather piece I0 and serve to hold pens or pencils. The lower end of strip I2 is formed into hinge pin supporting members 21 50 that cooperate with similar portions 28 ofthe metal mirror 29. The mirror 29 is preferably made` of metal which is highly polished on the front surface, but may, of course, be made of glass suitably suported, if desired. The hinge pin about adapted to receive the loop 22 and the other end of this spring is provided with a snap fastener element 33 that cooperates with the snap fastener element I9. A leather strip ll-.canbesecured-to the spring 3| by means of the snap fastener'33 and the end of this strip can be provided with a grommet 35. Attached to the metal strip 3| is a curved metal spring clip 36 that is held in place by means of one or more rivets 31; where a single rivet is employed the spring holder canbe turned about this as a'pivot. Where-grollers 3.8 arezprovided in the ends of vthe spring `36 thesize of the spring clip is suchi that itrwillreceive aflashlight 39 and hold the same in the manner indicated in Figs. 8 and 19. For .the'purposeof supporting the holder from a belt, a spring clip '40 is provided.v When the flashlight is Ain place as shown in Fig. Sand the mirror 2.9is adjusted so as to receive the lightprojected from the flashlight, the reflected light beam can be adjusted eitherto the position shown inFig. 8, orso as to slant upwardly, or downwardly, and it is therefore possible for the'wearerto 'so adjust'the mirror that light will be directed onto the work, or if he is walking, onto the floor or the path that he is walking on. :If a person is engaged in an occupation that requires him to write, he can adjust the mirror. and the light in such a way as to throw the light onto his paper and willthen be able to take notes in an otherwise dark place 'and this is of great convenience for clerks in stores or workers in storeroomswhere the light is normally dim.

In some instances the best-resultsare obtained by turning the spring clip 3B throughan angle of 9S degrees and inserting the end of the flash light into the clip, vas shown in Fig. 9.

Workmen that require special tools'such, for example, as automobile mechanics, may find it desirableto employ themodied'form of the invention shown in Figs. 5, 6 and 7 .In this form the two leather pieces I0 and I I have been replaced by leather pieces Illa and fIIa., which/are considerably wider than those shown in Fig. 2. These pieces are held togetherby means of a seam and the metal strip I2 is secured tothe inside of the strip I Qa. The space between the two leather strips forms a pocket `"Il that is large enough to receive a pair of pliers, a screwdriver, a chisel or any such similar tool. The spring |'2a is similar to that shown in Figs. 1 and'2 and maybe exactly `the same, but in the Vform illustrated in Figs. 5, 6 and '7, the 4mirror 2S has been omitted and therefore the spring strip has vnot been shown as extending through Vthe .bottom of the holder. Insteadof theipocket 26, a larger pocket 26a is provided 'for the reception of va larger tool,

While `the pocket `2 5 may be of Athe `proper size to receive a lead pencil. The springclip 36 Vis the same in both of the modifications and this is secured to a metal strip 3| like that already described. The leather strip 3 is provided with a slot 42 through which a chain or other attaching member d3 extends, so that if 'the workman releases the flashlight andthe flashlight supporting member, it will not fall or accidentally become detached. The modification shown in lines 5, 6 and 'I is especially well adapted for electric linemen or other workers who are required to perform their work in elevated positions. Instead of 5 the spring 4I] for attaching the member to a. workmans belt, a flap 44 has been provided which is held in operative position by means of snap fasteners i5 and this ap can therefore be turned over a belt and when the snap fasteners are 10 closed, the holder will be securely attached to the A workmans belt.

From the above description it will be apparent that the device described herein and illustrated on the drawing is of a simple and substantial 15 `construction and very well adapted for supporting tools or implements and for supporting ar flashlight in such a position that it will illuminate the work or the path along which the workman is traveling. 20

Special attention-is called to the mirror 29. and to the function it performs in lproperly directing the beam of light from the flashlight.

In the above description, no attempt has been ma-de to enumerate all uses to which this inven- 25 tion can be put, but only a sulicient number of uses has been enumerated to explain the operation of the invention.

Attention is called to the 'factthat the spring clip 36 is secured to the member 3| by means of 30 a single rivet 31 and it can therefore be rotated slightly about this rivet so as to incline the lamp with respect to the vertical axis of the holder. This rotating action can be taken advantage of for the purpose of moving the mirror 29 from 35 operative to inoperative position andfor other purposes.

Having described the "invention what is claimed as new is:

1. A combination flashlight and tool holder 40 comprising two leather members of suitable size and shape and united along their edges by a seam, a flexible and resilient metal strip located between the members, one end of the metal strip having an opening for the reception of a screw, 45-

the leather members having openings in registry with the opening in the metal strip, a screw extending through the openings, a supporting means attached to the holder by said screw, the

metal strip 'having another opening adjacent 50 snap fastener element and a metal loop located 5,5`

beneath the screw for securing the supporting element tothe holder and a flashlight engaging means carried by the supporting element.

2. A combination ashlight and tool holder comprising two leather members of suitable size and shape and united along their edges by a seam, a flexible and resilient metal strip located between the members, one end of the metal strip having an opening for the reception of a screw, the leather members having openings in 65 registry with the opening in the .metal strip, a screw extending through the openings, a supporting means attached to the holder by said screw `the metal strip having another opening adjacent the other end, a snap fastener ele- 70' ment extending lthrough one leather member an-d through the last named opening in the vmetal strip, a metal loop secured to the holder fastener element adjacent the other end for engaging with the snap fastenerelement attached to the holder, and means on the support for removably securing a flashlight thereto.

, 3. A flashlight holder comprising, in combination, two leather members of suitable shape and size, said members being attached along their edges, a resilient metal strip located between the leather members, means for securing the strip to one of the members, a metal loop carried by the member to which the strip is attached and to the metal strip, a snap fastener element secured to the strip at a point spaced from the loop, one end of the strip projecting beyond the leather member, a mirror hinged to the projecting end of the strip, said mirror being rotatable about the hinge pin, and means cooperating with the loop and with the snap fastener for supporting a flashlight in such a position that the light therefrom will be directed onto the mirror when the latter is adjusted so as to extend at an angle to the metal strip.

e. A device in accordance with claim` 3 in which the support is provided with a spring clip for holding the flashlight.

5. A device in accordance Withclaim 3 in which the support is provided with a spring clip rotatable about a pivot, for holding the flash light.

, 6. A device of the character specified, in combination, a holder, a loop secured to the holder, a snap fastener also securedto the holder and spaced from the loop, a flashlight supporting element provided at one end with a hook for engaging the loop and at the other` end with a to the supporting element.

'7. A device of the character specified, in combination, a holder of flexible material, a metal 5 strip secured thereto to impart rigidity in one direction, a metal loop secured to the strip, a snap fastener also secured to the strip and spaced from the loop, a flashlight supporting element having a hook at one endffor making connection with the loop, a snap fastener element A for making connection with the snap fastener, and a spring clip carried by the supporting element for holding a flashlight. Y

8. A device of the character specified, in coml5 bination, a holder of flexible material, a metal strip secured thereto to impart rigidity inV one direction, a flashlight supporting element, means for removably connecting the supporting element to the metal strip at two spaced points, and means for removably and rotatably securing a flashlight to the supporting element.

9. A -device of the character specied in combination, a holder comprising two pieces of leather connected at their edges, a metal strip located between the two pieces and secured to one of them to impartrigidity thereto, two spaced attaching elements secured to the strip,

a flashlight supporting element having two spaced attaching elements for cooperating with those on the strip, a C-shaped clip for holding a flashlight, and means for rotatably securing the clip to the flashlight supporting element.

MORRIS E. GOLDSTEIN. 

